Feeling the burn near Coonabarabran
PHOTO: Cultural burns will be trialled near Coonabarabran (Image: Jimmy Malecki/DPE) A location near Coonabarabran, close to the Oxley and Newell Highways will be the one of four sites across …
Varroa mite “no longer eradicable”
PHOTO: Australian Honey Bee Industry Council CEO Danny Le Feuvre said new Varroa Development Officers will be welcome in the bee industry. Last year, during the Varroa mite infestation which …
Council lights up Nyngan walkways
PHOTO: Bogan Shire Council Workers installing Solar lights With safety in mind, Bogan Shire Council have put in place a plan to light up areas that community members favour at …
Funding for Bogan is next step in lengthy process towards more houses
By ANGIE WHITE and LAURA WILLIAMS The conversation around local demand for housing has seen little change since it was identified, with few local towns having secured many more houses …
14 chances to make a plan for drought
When Western Plains locals were asked to speak about the challenges in the region – particularly drought – the people spoke. In 14 workshops across the region, over 150 people …
We like binned butts…
PHOTO: Nikki McKeown from Coonamble Neighbourhood Centre with one of thenew ‘butt bins’ in Castlereagh Street. New cigarette butt bins have been installed throughout the main street over the past …
Historic fire engine makeover underway for Nyngan
PHOTO: Nyngan’s historic Garford fire engine is currently getting a makeover in Tamworth Nyngan’s historic 1925 Garford Fire Engine has been redeployed to the Tamworth Classic Fire Engine Club since …
“No one should worry alone”
PHOTO: Gus and Vicky Worland are the founders of Gotcha4Life. Vicky will be inCoonamble next week. "No one should worry alone, that's our bottom line," says Vicky Worland who, with …
Swallows causing main street grief
The pigeons are still creating havoc in some areas, now it's the common swallow that’scausing trouble around town, after making themselves at home in select awnings in the main street …